AXED The Apprentice star Carlo Brancati has taken a swipe at Lord Sugar following his exit from the show.
The businessman, who specialises in hair transplant services, was booted by the billionaire after he branded him “disruptive and unpopular within the group”.
In tonight’s episode, Carlo, 38, found himself in an almighty clash with co-star Max who he accused of intentionally making him perform bad by restricting his participation in the show’s infamous task of finding nine different items and getting them for the best possible price.
Their furious feud also spilled out into the boardroom with Lord Sugar less than impressed with what he witnessed.
In the end, the mogul sided with Max and opted to give Carlo the boot but the candidate has now had his say on the business titan and what he hoped he’d have really been like.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun following his exit, Carlo remarked: “I wish Lord Sugar could have given me a few tips.
“You don’t really get to interact with him at all.
“It would be nice if he could just literally come out and say, well done and well done for getting on the show. Or say congratulations and shake hands.”
Carlo continued: “I get he’s a billionaire, he’s a busy guy and so maybe he just hasn’t got time.
“But me personally, I would just say, you know, well done and congratulations.
“That would have been nice, but you can’t have everything how you want it.”
Before hearing the words “you’re fired” from the big man himself, Carlo’s final episode was largely dominated by his row with Max.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”The Apprentice’s Carlo accused of being ‘patronising’ by viewers after first episode” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6368040202112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]Ahead of dividing up the teams, Max was voted as “project manager” and chose to have Carlo on his team to “keep an eye on him”.
It meant he was ineligible to become the sub-team leader and was forced to do exactly as Max said.
It saw the pair clash a number of times with Max appearing to make it his mission to throw Carlo under the bus.
Taking aim at Max, Carlo told The Sun: “Max was strategic in the way he got me out.
“You know, was I p***ed off about that? Well, you could say yes.”
He added that he predicted his downfall two days before his exit on one of the show’s down days.
Carlo added: “I could see how the event would unfold one or two days before.
“I knew exactly how it was going. And it went the way I exactly planned out.”
When asked if he and Max have squashed their beef and become friendly after the show, Carlo remained coy but insisted it was all “water under the bridge” and he held no grudges against anyone.
He said: “Ultimately, it’s all water under the bridge. A friend of mine said ‘do you dislike the people on the show’? And I said, ‘no, it’s kind of the opposite’. You’ve got to see beyond that.
“It’s all water under the bridge and it’s just the dynamics of the show.”
Speaking of his future, Carlo admitted he would continue on with his business, The Hair Transplant Specialist, with or without the help of Lord Sugar, confessing: “My business is irrelevant of Lord Sugar.
“What I mean by that is I’m not saying Lord Sugar is irrelevant. I’m saying I can’t put my eggs all in one basket to be like, if I don’t get Lord Sugar’s investment then this is not going to be a success.
“I’ve been doing my business for many years now. I’m a trusted advisor in the industry.
“People trust who I am.”